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I’ve been using LinkedIn for years, mostly to stay connected with people in the EDA, semiconductor and high-tech industries that I have personally worked with, or are interesting to me. If we are connected on LinkedIn then you’ll see a … Continued

In the next two weeks we will receive many end of year greetings from friends, co-workers and yes, high-tech companies too. I simply enjoy collecting and publishing the many greetings from high-tech companies, so without further ado enjoy the … Continued

The day before #54DAC I was cycling and collided with a car door, breaking a finger. When will ADAS alert drivers of cyclists approaching? pic.twitter.com/VWRxOMMtTy — Daniel Payne (@Daniel_J_Payne) June 26, 2017 Mentor had a huge presence at #54DAC last … Continued

In the EDA world there’s one event that draws most vendors and major users to one location, and that’s the annual DAC conference and exhibit planned for next week in Austin, Texas. I visit DAC each year and just got … Continued

Many EDA, semiconductor and IP companies send out an annual greeting to me by email, so I’d like to share them all with you on this blog post. So Merry Christmas to you and your family for 2016, and have … Continued

You’re all invited to a monthly networking lunch, held May 13 in Lake Oswego at 11:30AM, where we talk about all things: EDA industry, EDA trade shows and conferences Semiconductor IP Semiconductor Industry Consumer electronics We meet at the Olive Garden … Continued

Living in the Silicon Rainforest we have some venues for EDA networking like at the SEMI events (Pacific Northwest Chapter) a few times each year. I’ll be attending the April 26th SEMI event, The Age of Automotive Electronics, it’s being … Continued